Diqdiqqeh | DQ - UrOnline

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Context Title:	Diqdiqqeh \| DQ
Context Name (Publication):	Diqdiqqeh
Context Name (Excavation):	Digdiggah; DQ
Context Name (Excavation):	Railway site
Context Description:	Essentially a suburb of the ancient city, this area is located about 2 km to the northeast of the ziggurat of Ur. The precise extents of Diqdiqqeh were never defined, but Woolley referred to it as the low ground between the main railway line and the branch that went to Nasiriyeh. The train lines no longer run in the same place they did in Woolley's day, but Corona images allow us to recreate their paths. This makes the general boundaries west, south, and east somewhat known but how far it stretched north is not completely clear. From the first season workers walking across this area picked up surface finds and brought them to Woolley. At that time the location did not have a fixed name in Woolley's mind and thus first season references sometimes say 'near the railway' or 'near Munshid's water engine.' In the second season Woolley decided to investigate more systematically, but after two days of excavation he decided there was not enough remaining architecture to reward further work. Instead, he continued to allow the workers to gather finds over the next ten seasons, and many later catalog cards state "brought in: Diqdiqqeh" The finds from Diqdiqqeh indicate that the ancient suburb played a role in manufacturing and perhaps in commerce. Canals seem to have met in the area and boats may have unloaded goods here. Many figurines, tools, moulds and other crafting items are among the finds, suggesting that Diqdiqqeh may have been an industrial area away from the main habitation. The so-called Treasury of Sin-Iddinam was also excavated in this general area in season 5. In the Antiquaries Journal of January 1925, Woolley described Diqdiqqeh as follows: A mile and a half NE. of the ziggurat, between the main railway line and the Nasiriyah branch, there is a patch of low-lying ground, occasionally cultivated, which the natives call Diqdiqqeh... a happy hunting-ground for treasure-seekers, and I took advantage of this fact to collect from the natives the scattered antiquities which they might bring to light.
Season Number:	01: 1922-1923

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
7553	(none)	1928,1009.16	(none)	Cylinder seal. Frit. Grey. Stag, 2 stars, upright pole? Spear sticking vertically in ground. Persian.
7594	(none)	1928,1009.145	(none)	Amulet. Ram's head. Shell. White. [drawing 1:1]
7558	(none)	1928,1009.144	(none)	Amulet. Ram's head. Shell. White. [drawing 1:1]
2501	(none)	1927,1003.8	(none)	Inscribed tablet. Brown limestone. Fragment. Incomplete Semitic text. Obverse: 7 lines. Reverse: weather worn. Ink-drawing. Neo-Babylonian.
2828	(none)	1927,1003.71	(none)	Polished celt. Finely polished green stone: broken. [drawing 1:1]
2508	(none)	1927,1003.64	(none)	Spindle whorl. Black steatite. [drawing 1:1]
2532	(none)	1927,1003.62	(none)	Duck weight. Black stone. Type VI [drawing 1:1]
2595	(none)	1927,1003.49	(none)	Clay cone of Ur-Engur. Fragment. Text: (To En)-lil, king of all countries his king, Ur-Engur, the mighty hero, king of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, in? ? The? of Ninni has dug out. Probably a canal. H.C.
2553	(none)	1927,1003.44	(none)	Clay cone or nail. Inscribed. Fragment. Probably ISIN or LARSA Dynasty. Historical - Mentions E-SHU-AN-(HA?) KI-SUR-RA, URUK, the Lands? the walls. 2 columns, Column I, 12 lines, half preserved. Column II, 12 lines. H.C.
2520	(none)	1927,1003.36	(none)	Clay cone. greyish color. Inscribed. Fragment. Half of second column. Restoration of temple and ?? III Ur Dynasty. Ink drawing.
2535	(none)	1927,1003.262	(none)	Obsidian nail. [drawing 1:1]
3176	(none)	1927,1003.255	(none)	Stone fragment. Black stone of traditional design. Pierced for suspension.
2747	(none)	1927,1003.254	(none)	Paste statuette. Blue glass paste, much worn. Servant in attitude of devotion. Head and trunk only. [drawing 1:1]
2822	(none)	1927,1003.251	(none)	Copper frog. Miniature. [drawing 1:1]
2510	(none)	1927,1003.249	(none)	Finger ring. White shell (much decayed) Oblong bezel with flower rosette and traces of leaf on either side. [drawing 1:1]
2803	(none)	1927,1003.246	(none)	Shell mask. Grotesque and pierced for suspension: mask flaked away. [drawing 1:1]
2851	(none)	1927,1003.245	(none)	Shell bird. Eagle of Lagash: head missing.
3208	(none)	1927,1003.241	(none)	Shell inlay fragment. Showing lower part of dress and feet of individual in profile. [drawing 1:1]
2701	(none)	1927,1003.24	(none)	Cone of Ur-Engur. Fragment. Cp.2520. Column I: Text: (To ), his ( ), (Ur d)engur, mighty (hero), (king of Ur). Column II: ?of ancient days I let shine abundance of water was ordered, it was made into a place growing all kinds of vegetables, the boats Magan I restored into his hand. H.C.
2748	(none)	1927,1003.238	(none)	Shell mask. Grotesque: pierced for suspension [drawing 1:1]
2619	(none)	1927,1003.237	(none)	Shell mask. White: male with widely opened mouth. [drawing 1:1]
3230	(none)	1927,1003.236	(none)	Shell mask. Rough carving of beast's head, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
1439A	(none)	1927,1003.234	(none)	Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension.
2527	(none)	1927,1003.230	(none)	Gold wire earring. [drawing 1:1]
2521A	(none)	1927,1003.22	(none)	Clay cone. Canal inscription of UR-ENGUR. Yellow reddish clay, slightly baked. One complete and two fragments : For Nannar - his king - Ur-Engur - the valiant hero - king of Ur - king of Sumer and Akkad - the ID - NUN (grand canal) - his beloved canal - he has dug out. 11 lines. Ink drawing.